Brain

A single dose of antidepressant is enough to produce dramatic changes in the functional architecture of the human brain. Brain scans taken of people...

A previously unknown mechanism through which the brain produces new nerve cells after a stroke has been discovered at Lund University and Karolinska Institutet...

Steve Jobs swore by a fruit diet, believing it improved his ability to concentrate, and he wasn't wrong: food with high levels of tyrosine,...

Researchers are becoming increasingly concerned that plant-based and vegan diets can lead to widespread deficiencies of dietary choline, an essential nutrient that is critical...

A new therapeutic compound developed at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows promise for reversing the memory loss linked to depression...

Everyone knows that a good night’s sleep is vital to physical and psychological health, but understanding exactly what is happening in our brains as...

Patient one had two years of progressive memory loss. She was considering quitting her job, which involved analyzing data and writing reports, she got...

A trio of researchers at Florida State University has conducted a small study the results of which suggest that the video game Portal 2...

A bioactive compound in turmeric has been shown to promote stem cell proliferation and differentiation in the brain according to new research published today...

Researchers in Europe report that a common mycotoxin found in many types of foods, especially cereals and their derivatives, can inhibit the brain's ability...

An experimental drug that attacks brain tumor tissue by crippling mitochondria, the cells' energy source, has passed early tests in animal models and human...

Four weeks on a diet of highly processed food led to a strong inflammatory response in the brains of aging rats that was accompanied...